Allahabad

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

COVID: Night curfew imposed in Noida, Allahabad, Meerut and Ghaziabad

10:30 pm April 8, 2021

Lucknow: Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar, Allahabad, Meerut and Ghaziabad imposed a night curfew to tackle the infection spread. Earlier on Wednesday, similar restrictions were imposed in Kanpur and the Lucknow Municipal Corporation area. Till Thursday, coronavirus has killed 9,003 people in the state while the […]

Allahabad HC stays arrest of ‘Mirzapur’ web series directors, writers

1:58 pm February 20, 2021

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of Mirzapur web series directors and writers in connection with an FIR lodged against them, alleging “improper and indecent portrayal” of the town of Mirzapur. Karan Anshuman and Gurmeet Singh are the directors of the first season of the web series Mirzapur while Singh also directed […]

CBI books retired IAS officer for corruption

7:45 pm February 2, 2021

New Delhi: The CBI has booked a retired IAS officer for alleged corruption in giving leases to facilitate illegal mining of minor minerals in Kaushambi when he was posted as a district magistrate during 2012-14, officials said Tuesday. Searches at nine locations, including the residential premises of accused officer Satyendra Singh, led to recovery of documents of 44 […]

Dalit couple in UP grievously injured in acid attack

2:37 pm January 27, 2021

Pratapgarh (UP): A Dalit couple was grievously injured after a group of unidentified people allegedly threw acid at them in a village of this district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in Bhogapur village on Tuesday night when the Dalit couple and their children were sleeping in their hut, Additional Superintendent of Police […]

TMC govt playing with emotions of Hindus: Adityanath

UP committed to doubling farmers’ income: CM

11:26 pm January 17, 2021

Lucknow: Expressing his government’s resolve to turn Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to double farmers‘ income into reality, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday emphasised upon the need of innovative efforts in agriculture. While digitally inaugurating a Strawberry Mahotsava in Jhansi, the chief minister also called upon government officials to take concrete steps to create awareness among farmers about innovative […]